2006 – Page 42

American Airlines and American Eagle have announced that during the holiday season there will be a decrease in the volume and the weight of luggage allowed on the plane per passenger. During this period AA won’t accept boxes, and passengers will be limited to just two pieces of luggage and one carry-on item. The weight …

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The DR baseball team will receive US$500,000 for reaching the semi-finals of the World Baseball Classic, that was held in March this year in the US, Puerto Rico and Japan. Hector Pereyra, president of the Dominican Baseball Federation said that the money would begin to arrive in December. He said that 50% of the award …

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There were no games last night, but this weekend looks to be an important one as the Tigres try to gain some breathing space between themselves and the rest of the pack. Meanwhile the Gigantes, Escogido, Aguilas and Estrellas will all try to gain some ground on the league-leading Tigres. The Azucareros on the other …

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Technical Secretary to the Presidency Temistocles Montas has announced that the controversial “fiscal rectification” that will be handed over to Congress next week for approval will include new taxes, but he refused to give any further details. In his speech, President Leonel Fernandez mentioned that “a few more items” would now be taxed with the …

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Although the President and his economic team have stood firmly behind the fiscal “rectification,” the National Business Council (CONEP) and 34 other organizations have rejected the reform, going as far as to take out full page ads in leading daily newspapers today. In the ads, the 35 business associations express their opposition to the tax …

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Lawyer Marisol Vicens Bello comments on Tuesday night’s speech by President Leonel Fernandez in her opinion piece in El Caribe today. She observes that the speech concentrated on justifying the continued tax adjustments and denying the increase in spending, and on explaining how they would obtain the RD$35 million – 50% from new taxes and …

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After a meeting with the IMF’s technical team to discuss the Central Bank’s quasi-fiscal deficit, Technical Secretary to the Presidency Temistocles Montas announced that the government has to transfer RD$5.6 billion to the Central Bank next year in order to pay the interest on the internal bonds that will be issued for the CB’s recapitalization. …

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Almost 100 women suffering from breast cancer and 78 children with leukemia, lymphoma, and Wilms’ tumors will all be eligible for free treatment in the country through the Special Support Program Against Cancer (Pessca) which was launched yesterday by the Essential Medicines Program (Promese/Cal). The program will have a monthly budget of RD$4 million to …

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Although government funding for the highly criticized non-governmental organizations (NGOs) run by legislators is being phased out, Diario Libre reports that it seems that for the moment legislators have found a way to continue receiving state funds to manage at their discretion. Senate leader Reinaldo Pared Perez has announced that each legislator will receive public …

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Amable Aristy Castro was finally sworn in as senator for the province of La Altagracia yesterday, and before the ink could dry on the newspaper articles reporting the act, he immediately resigned his post. Castro pointed out that the country’s Constitution does not oblige a Senator to be sworn in to office, and that although …

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